CITY PROFILE
Pensacola, FL
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Pensacola is a smaller metro in Florida with moderately priced housing—not bargain-basement, but reasonable compared to larger coastal cities. Expect a warm climate with abundant sunshine, though rainfall is frequent enough that you'll want a rain plan for weekends; it's genuinely wet here. If you're drawn to Gulf Coast living without the price tag of bigger Florida metros, and you can live with the humidity and regular rain, it's worth a closer look.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $310K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,765/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 20.3°C · warmest 27.9°C · coolest 11.2°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1550 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.9 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #111 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy86
- Affordable to rent67
- Climate comfort97
- Plenty of sunshine69
- Big-city amenities73
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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